Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

East Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06037501600 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 7,041 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06037501600 (East Whittier in Whittier, California) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #17,756 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,848 a month while the average household earns $112,614 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 16% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units2,190

Renter share36.9%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate11.0%

Median income$112,614

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9760, -118.0086 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Whittier scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Whittier

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.0% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,848 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Whittier

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Whittier

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Whittier

6.3

How East Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

40%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
0%Grade B
4%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Whittier. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

14.3%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Whittier

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Whittier, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037501600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037501600?

Census tract 06037501600 in the East Whittier neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037501600?

Median gross rent is $1,848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037501600?

11.0% of residents in tract 06037501600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,041.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037501600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 34th, minority 79th, housing 81th.

Is tract 06037501600 considered part of East Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037501600 fall within East Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037501600 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037501600 compare to Whittier overall?

Tract 06037501600 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Whittier at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whittier; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037501600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Whittier

Top eight tracts in Whittier ranked by composite eviction-risk score.